-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A single-engine plane crashed Saturday outside a bank in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , seriously injuring the five people on board , authorities said .

A damaged airplane lies on the ground Saturday next to a busy road in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma .

The pilot reported engine problems shortly after leaving the city 's Wiley Post Airport , about a mile away from the crash site , at midmorning , said Lynn Lunsford , spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration .

The plane hit two trees as it came down , and video showed the damaged Beechcraft Bonanza resting on the grass near a busy thoroughfare in the northwest section of the city .

Fire Department Deputy Chief Cecil Clay said the two men and three women on the plane were taken to hospitals . Lunsford said they suffered multiple injuries . Watch footage of the plane at the crash site ''

The plane was headed to Enid , Oklahoma , about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City . The pilot tried to return to Wiley Post Airport after he recognized the engine trouble , Lunsford said .

`` I heard what I thought was a Dumpster being unloaded in the complex , '' said Shaddy Ahmad , who manages the U-Haul business across the street from the bank .

He said emergency responders used special equipment to extricate the people from the plane , the top of which was peeled back .

`` They were very lucky because this is a high-traffic area , '' Ahmad said . `` You have the expressway , the bank and stores in the area . They were blessed to land how they did . ''

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Single-engine Beechcraft makes hard landing near busy road

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Plane developed engine problems shortly after takeoff , FAA official says

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Fliers were headed for Enid , Oklahoma , about 100 miles north